I read an article by Martha Beck that gave some fun tips on engaging the right side of your brain. One that I thought was really fun was bilateral conversation.

How to do it

You write a question with your left hand. Something like – How’s your day?

Then you answer it with your right hand.

How I used it

I thought it might be fun to write some dialogue for a short story this way. I know my main characters desires and mind well, so I wrote her with my right hand and the other character with my left.

How it worked out

I don’t think it was writing gold, but it definitely wasn’t something I would have normally thought to write, so I call it a success. I think I’ll use this technique more often when I’m in writing road blocks.

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